Cocoa beans grow in fruits that change color when the beans become ripe: from green to red, then red to purple, and from purple to yellow. One fruit can contain about 30-50 cocoa beans.
The journey from cocoa beans to chocolate relies on the knowledge and expertise of our cocoa farmers
the best way to dry the fermented beans is with the help of the blazing sun. Cocoa beans are regularly digested to make sure everything is dry evenly - some farmers even dance on cocoa beans to help spread it.
Water evaporates slowly from cocoa beans until the beans are completely dry and ready